Rouge-powder measure



W. G. KENDALL.

ROUGE POWDER MEASURE.

APPLICAHON FII. ED1ULY 31.1919.

1 40,275. Patented May 18, 1920.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLIAM G. KENDALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

ROUGE-POW'DER MEASURE.

Application filed July 31, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM G. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rouge-Powder Measures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved measure particularly designed for use in measuring rouge powder incident to the manufacture of rouge pads of the type employing a pad holder as described and illustrated in Patent No. 1,194,185, issued to me August 8, 1916.

In order that the finished rouge pads may be uniform it is desirable, in the manufacture thereof, that a uniform quantity of rouge powder be employed in forming the pads and the present invention, therefore, has as one of its principal objects to provide a measure whereby a given quantity of rouge powder may be quickly and easily dipped from the supply.

In actual practice it is necessary to first partially compress the quantity of powder which goes to form the finished rouge pad before the partially compressed pad is placed upon a pad holder to be finally compressed uponithe holder by a suitable press. Accordingly, the invention has a further object to provide a measure wherein the rouge powder contained thereby may be initially compressed manually when the partially compressed rouge pad thus formed may be quickly ejected from the measure into the holder for the pad.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a measure employing a spring pressed plunger for ejecting the partially compressed pad therefrom and wherein simple means will be provided for normally locking the plunger retracted.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rouge pad measure, this View showing the device in connection with a rouge pad holder of the type illustrated in my patent or rouge pad holder referred to.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view more particularly illustrating the details of construction of the device, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Serial No. 314,582.

Fig. 3 is a slightly enlarged detail view showing the pawl employed for normally locking the plunger of the device retracted.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a cylindrical measuring cup 10 which may be formed of suitable sheet metal or other approved material. This cup is open at its lower end and is provided with a concavo convex top wall 11 having its concave face presented inwardly. Rising from the top wall of the cup axially thereof is a sleeve 12 and slidable through this sleeve is a plunger stem 13 to the inner end of which is suitably fixed a substantially concavo convex plunger 14. Like the cup, the plunger may be also formed of suitable sheet metal and is of a diameter substantially equal to the internal diameter of the cup so that the plunger will fit snugly within the cup but will, however, freely shift therein. As particularly shown in Fig. 2, the plunger is arranged with its concave face presented downwardly and is adapted to seat flat against the top wall of the cup. Inclining upwardly and laterally away from the cup is a handle shank 15 provided with an angularly disposed inner end portion 16. This angularly disposed portion of the shank is arranged to extend between the top wall of the cup and the sleeve 12 and is suitably secured thereto so that the shank will thus not only be firmly connected to the cup but also, said portion of the shank will act to rigidly brace the sleeve with respect to the cup. At its outer end the shank is provided with a suitable handle 17. Loosely fitted through the shank is a reversely curved lever 18 pivotally connected at a point substantially midway between its ends with the shank by a suitable pivot pin 19, the lower end portion of the lever curving forwardly toward the plunger rod 13 while the upper end portion of the lever curves upwardly beneath the shank. If desired, a suitable slot 20 may be provided in the lever to receive the pin 19 so that longitudinal sliding movement of the lever upon the pin will be permitted. At its lower or inner end the lever is provided with a socket 21 engaging a suitable ball 22 upon the upper end of the plunger stem while to the upper or outer end of said lever is pivotally connected the lower end of an operating rod 3 slidabl iiii" through the handle shank 15. At its upper end this rod is equipped with a suitable thumb button or head 24 and interposed between the head and said shank is a helical spring 25 surrounding the rod. As will be clear, in view of the precedin description, this spring will normally act to project the plunger 14 outwardly within the measuring cup. On the other hand, the plunger may be readily retracted by grasping the handle 17 and pressing upon the head 2 1 of the actuating rod for said plunger. Pivoted upon the lower end portion of the handle shank 15 is a locking pawlor rod 26 for normally securing the plunger retracted. This pawl is provided at its lower end with a suitable loop loosely engaged through the shank while the upper end portion of said pawl is slidably fitted through a slot or opening 27 in the inner end portion of the lever 18. As clearly brought out in Fig. 3, this slot is provided with a longitudinally beveled end wall 28 sloping toward the under side of the lever and formed on the pawl is a series of teeth 29 adapted to selectively coact with said end wall. At its upper end the pawl is provided with a head 30. As will be observed, the pawl is pivotally connected with the handle shank at such point that, when the plunger is retracted and the cup occupies a horizontal position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the pawl will incline forwardly to ride against the end wall 28 of the slot 27. Consequently, in the normal use of the device, the pawl will maintain a position such that the teeth of the pawl will coact with said end wall of the slot for automatically locking the plunger when retractecl.

In use, the plunger 14 is, as shown in the drawings, first retracted, when the cup 10 is then filled with rouge powder. This may be done by dipping the cup into the powder supply. The powder within the cup is then initially compressed with the fingers to form a partially compressed rouge pad when the cup is, as particularly shown in Fig. 2, positioned against a holder for the pad. In the drawings, I have illustrated my improved measure in connection with a rouge pad holder 31 of the type exemplified in my patent previously identified. After the cup has been positioned over the pad holder, the pawl 26 is then released when the spring 25 will act upon the plunger for ejecting the partially compressed pad into the holder. This done, the pad with its holder may then be finally compressed to form the finished article. It will accordingly be seen that I provide a measure which may be operated with facility and furthermore. as will now be apparent, the device is of extremely simple construction Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the character described including a cup, a plunger reciprocable therein, a handle shank connected with the cup, a lever pivoted upon said shank for actuating the plunger, and a reciprocable actuating rod for the lever.

2. A device of the character described including a cup, a plunger reciprocable therein, a handle shank connected with the cup, a lever pivoted upon said shank for actuating the plunger, a reciprocable actuating lOdcIOl the lever, and means associated with said rod for projecting the plunger.

3. A device of the character described including a cup, a handle shank connected therewith, a lever pivoted upon the shank for actuating the plunger, yieldable means acting upon the lever for projecting the plunger, and means adapted to coact with the lever for normally locking the plunger retracted.

4. A device of the character described including a cup provided with a sleeve, a plunger reciprocable within the cup and having a stem slidable through the sleeve, a handle shank having an angularly disposed portion extending between the cup and sleeve and connected thereto for bracing the sleeve with respect to the cup, and means carried by the shank and coacting with the plunger stem for actuating the plunger.

5. A device of the character described including a cup, a plunger reciprocable therein and including a plunger stem, a handle shank connected with the cup, a reversely bent lever pivoted upon said shank and extending at one end over the cup and at its opposite end beneath the shank, the former end of the lever being connected with the plunger stem, and an actuating rod slidably connected with the shank to engage with the latter end of the lever for actuating the plunger.

6. A device of the character described in cluding a cup, a plunger reciprocable therein, a lever pivoted upon the shank for actuating the plunger, the lever being provided with a slottherethrough, means acting upon the lever for projecting the plun ger, and a pawl pivoted upon the shank and adapted to coact with a wall of said slot for normally locking the plunger retracted.

7. A device of the character described including a cup, a plunger urged to empty the cup, pivoted means adapted to be rocked for retracting the plunger, and means arranged to coact with the first means for normally holding the plunger retracted.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL. [1 s.] 

